Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Why does NORAD watch Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, while watching for missiles and bombers the rest of the time? It all started when an ad for a Santa Claus hotline accidentally published a military hotline number during the Cold War. Plus: a gag gift known as the "Nothing Box" was maybe one present that wasn't supposed to travel through the skies at Christmastime.  NORAD Santa Tracker: 64-year-old tradition started with wrong number (KKTV) The Nothing Box (Weird Universe) Hope you have a Christmas Eve that's as great as our Patreon backers!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message